. >> the head of the national rifle association, wayne lapierre responded. >> it is not about keeping kids safe at school. that wasn't even mentioned. >> lapierre renewed his call for more armed guards in schools and accused the president of politicizing the sandy hook elementary tragedy. tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> the president is pushing for new bans on assault weapons, magazines, and background checks. >>> a major cleanup effort is underway in russia after a meetierler explodes over a small town, watch this. that created a shock wave. the force shattered windows in 4,000 buildings and at these 1,000 people were injured. russian leaders saying 50 people remain in the hospital with nonlife-threatening this morning. >>> another natural phenomenon came close to earth yesterday, a 150-foot asteroid passed within 17,000 miles of the plan. that is the closest fly by for a rock of its size. it happened hours after the meteor strike, but that is coincidental. >> are is superman. >>> before you head downtown, one of the major arteries is shutdown for the weekend. light street wil